Warehouse Trainer

Company Description

Core-Mark, a Performance Food Group Company, is part of a Fortune 150 company that continues to grow as an industry leader in fresh and broad-line solutions to the convenience retail industry. Our reputation of empowering customers, employees, and communities has allowed us to build over $23 Billion in revenue. Through our distribution centers, we offer a full range of products, programs, and solutions to customers across the U.S. and Canada.

Job Description

We Deliver the Goods:

• Competitive pay and benefits, including Day 1 Health & Wellness Benefits, Employee Stock Purchase Plan, 401K Employer Matching, Education Assistance, Paid Time Off, and much more
• Growth opportunities performing essential work to support America's food distribution system
• Safe and inclusive working environment, including culture of rewards, recognition, and respect

Day Shift

$23.50/hour

Position Purpose:

The training associates primary duties will be welcoming new associates to the warehouse and continually developing their skills while simultaneously monitoring metrics to verify they are obtaining predetermined goals. The training associate will have coaching conversations for metrics not at goal and need to be capable of accomplishing weekly and daily deliverables.The training associate will identify, develop, implement, and monitor training needs/SOPs in the organization and partner with the management team to plan, design, and implement training programs/procedures to educate associates.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Tracks and maintains trainee KPIs.
• Assists in developing an associate's understanding of the KPIs and why they are important/what their work impacts.
• Trains new associates on how to perform their daily required duties.
• Trains new associates on double/single fork pallet jacks and forklifts
• Creates an amicable environment through a friendly demeanor.
• Responsible for releasing all associates to direct supervisor only after training complete and base requirements met.
• Ensures that training milestones and goals are met while adhering to approved training budget.
• Monitors new/current associates - selecting, not maintaining required production pace, service level, quality.
• Conducts audits on associate's work and coaches them through any errors discovered.
• Conducts or facilitates required and recommended training sessions (classroom/training room).
• Reviews existing training programs, suggests enhancements and modifications to improve engagement, learning, and retention and/or to meet the changing needs of associate, the organization, or the industry. In collaboration with the training supervisor.
• Maintains knowledge of new methods and techniques for training, and training requirements applicable to the organization and/or industry.
• Build content and facilitators guides with the management team that will outline programs, expectations, areas of concentration so that the overall training programs can be conducted with a high degree of consistency and effectiveness.
• Conduct on-site and virtual training with the same degree of effectiveness regardless of platform.
• Ability to engage involvement, participation, comprehension, and work with team member(s) as needed in a positive but effective manner.
• Provide constructive feedback to all applicable leaders as well as front-line teams.
• Oversees the daily activities of training associates and consultants.
• Thorough understanding of training processes.
• Ability to moderate large groups.
• Extremely organized and detail oriented.
• Proficient with Microsoft Office Suite or related software.
• Other assignments as needed.

COMPENTENCIES

• Continuously looking for ways to improve processes.
• Able to be personable and conversational.
• Adjusts quickly and efficiently to changes in work goals.
• Able to pivot and handle multiple concerns in the order of priority.
• Enables and encourages an environment that embraces creativity and innovation.
• Builds relationships and motivates new associates to reach intended goals.
• Shares best practices inside and outside.
• Understands priorities of work and advises when not being met; ability to hold oneself and others accountable to the importance of training and its place in the business strategy.
• Able to ensure that associates can stock and transfer product appropriately and are abiding by guidelines established for the stocker's role.
• Performs all tasks in compliance with Core-Mark/PFG safety policy and OSHA requirements.
• Perform other duties as required.

Required Qualifications

High School Diploma/GED or Equivalent

1 to 3 years of warehouse experience, with 1 to 2 years of some supervisory/training experience.

Must be able to work the scheduled / assigned times and required overtime for the position

Able to stand, walk, reach, and lift repeatedly throughout shift

Able to lift, stack, and/or pull products off shelves, as well as replenish product, from various heights weighing between 10-35 pounds and generally up to between approximately 60 and 90 pounds, depending on the location, throughout shift

Able to work in multi-temperature environments, i.e. cooler, freezer and dry

Pass post offer drug test and criminal background check

Preferred Qualifications

Foodservice distribution or related industry experience

EEO Statement

Performance Food Group and/or its subsidiaries (individually or collectively, the "Company") provides equal employment opportunity (EEO) to all applicants and employees, regardless of race, color, national origin, sex, marital status, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status, and any other characteristic protected by applicable local, state and federal laws and regulations. Please click on the following links to review: (1) our EEO Policy; (2) the "EEO is the Law" poster and supplement; and (3) the Pay Transparency Policy Statement.